Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-05-27
LANsDOWNE AT HOME.
His Ovation En- Route offsets
the Boom of O,Brien.

OTTAWA, May 26.-The Governor en-
eral and Lady Lansdowne, arrived at
their home from Toronto at $50 o'clock
this afternoon. They had received an
enthusiastic welcome all along the route,
and the demonstration at Ottawa was
the grandest ever seen in this city. The
route was along Queen, Wellington.
Bank, Sparks and Elgin streets to Car
rier square.
The procession was he eaded by a BIZ
seyle club and an escort Of 400 mounted
citizens. Six brass bands were distrib.
uted throughout the procession. A very
large number of vehicles and private
citizens followed.
VAST GATHERING.
There was an enormous conceurse in
the square, estimates of the number
varying from $4,000 to 10000 persons.
An address of welcome felcitated the
Governor General on the regard and es-
TEEN in which he is held in Ottawa. 1t
referred to the progress the city has
made during his term of office. and it
expressed the devotion of the city to the
Queen. 1t coptained no reference to
O'Brien. After the address was read
Father Dawson read Jubilee Ode. The
Governor.General, after thanking the
citizens for their magnificent welcome,
said:
HIS SPEECH.
OF myself you have spoken in terms
which, | feel, reflect the good will
which exists between us, rather than my
own deserts. | am afraid, however,
that even upon this assumption, / can
not entirely account for this extraordi-
nary reception which we have en-
countered at the hands of your people.
We have often returned to your city
after tours of various duration in the
country, and we have always done so
quietly, l might almost say without at
tracting any observation, and with no
other greeting than a friendly salutation
from any passing acquaintance whom
we happened to meet on our way to the
government house. Now, sir. how are
we to account for this exceptional and
unusual display of your confidence and
good will l have made inquiries and
endeavored to arrive at some explana-
tion of the facts, and l am given to
understand, that explanation is this
that since we saw you last an inva-
sion of Canada has taken place, and
full. / learn that the invasion was in
some respects remarkable. The invad-
ing force was not numerically strong.
1t made up, however, in intrepidity for
its weakness in numbers. 1t appears,
moreover, to have taken at the outset
of its operations step, which is, /
believe, not unusual with skilled STRAIT
egists. 1t seized possession of the tele-
graph wires through which information
of the most startling character was
literally poured into the country. l
understand further the object of the in
vaders was to overrun the country, and
above all other designs to put to flight
certain high officials of State of whom,
unless misunderstood what has taken
place upon this occasion, the people of
Ottawa are not particularly anxious to
get rid of just at present. Well, sir,
there appears to have been one weak
point in the arrangements. We all know
that one of the most important depart
ments in the military service, is that
which is known as the intelligence de-
dartment, in which all information bear
ing upon any operations which maybe in
contemplation, is collected. In this case
the invaders were completely misled by
THEN intelligence department.
The Governor-General closed with an
expression of his thanks.
At the conclusion of his address, the
children sang "God Save the Queen"
and other choruses, and the vast crowd
cheered themselves hoarse. While the
vice-Regal party was leaving, the
children started up 'John Browns
Body" and after singing verse or two,
diverted into "We'll Hang O'Brien on a
Sour Apple Tree"
The Governor. Generals horses were
Embarrassed by crowd OF young men
belonging chiefly to the Foot Guards and
Forty third Rifles, and were taken at a